# Accident 19960418007829A: Piper J3C65, Raymond, NE, April 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Raymond, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9505° N, 96.7791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9505&lon=-96.7791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6510H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6510H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960418007829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRASHED AND BURNED. (.4)WITNESSES REPORTED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM A GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 250 FEET, THEN IT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT, AND DESCEND INTO THE TERRAIN. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 280 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 24 KNOTS. THE FUEL VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. THE COCKPIT CONTROL LEVER FOR THE FUEL VALVE WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH AFT OF THE ON POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT'S OWNER REPORTED THAT THE FUEL VALVE HANDLE WAS ALWAYS LEFT IN THE ON POSITION. THE PROPELLER DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF ENGINE POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. NO PREIMPACT ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA135), Apr 18, 1996: Piper J-3 (N6510H), Raymond, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to ensure that the fuel selector was properly positioned to the full 'on' position before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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